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    <em>Game of Thrones</em>: Cheaters Always Win

    Noble Ned tries to fight fair after the king dies, but he soon learns that in Westeros, scheming beats straightforwardness
    by Scott Meslow May 30, 2011 3 minutes
    Source: HBO

    “When you play the game of thrones you win or you die. There is no middle ground.”
    –Cersei     Baratheon

    With only three more episodes left in Game of Thrones’ first season, the series has finally kicked its “game of thrones” into high gear. King Robert’s death in last night's “You Win Or You Die” puts a complex set of schemes and competing interests into motion, and the iron throne—not to mention the future of Westeros—hangs in the balance.

    King Robert’s sudden (and very unexpected) death after being gored by a

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